State of Illinois
91^st General Assembly
Public Acts

Public Act 91-0318

HB1811 Enrolled                                LRB9105134NTsb

    AN ACT to amend the  School  Code  by  changing  Sections
13A-5 and 13A-6.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.   The  School  Code  is  amended  by  changing
Sections 13A-5 and 13A-6 as follows:

    (105 ILCS 5/13A-5)
    Sec. 13A-5.  Alternative school program curriculum.
    (a)  The  regional  superintendent  shall  implement,  or
contract  with  one  or more school districts to implement, a
multi-disciplinary curriculum, which may  include  work-based
learning  and community service work approved by the regional
superintendent of schools  in  consultation  with  the  State
Board  of  Education for which academic credit is earned, for
the  alternative  school  program  designed  to  address  the
individualized needs of the students of  that  program,  with
special  emphasis toward making the educational experience of
each student meaningful and worthwhile.  In  the  design  and
implementation    of    that    curriculum,    the   regional
superintendent   or   school   district   shall   give    due
consideration  to  the  rules  and regulations adopted by the
State Board of Education for alternative schools and optional
education programs. The  regional  superintendent  or  school
district (i) may contract with third parties for any services
otherwise  performed  by  employees  and  (ii)  may apply for
waivers or modifications of  mandates  of  this  Code  or  of
administrative  rules  as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this
Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program.
    (b)  An   administratively   transferred   student    who
successfully  completes  the requirements for his or her high
school graduation shall receive  a  diploma  identifying  the
student  as graduating from the transferring high school.  In
the event the student is administratively transferred  before
enrolling in a high school, then that student shall receive a
diploma  from the high school the student would have attended
if  the  student  had  not  attended  an  alternative  school
program.
(Source: P.A. 89-383,  eff.  8-18-95;  89-629,  eff.  8-9-96;
90-283, eff. 7-31-97.)

    (105 ILCS 5/13A-6)
    Sec. 13A-6.  Administration; contracts; waivers Staffing.
    (a)  The  regional  superintendent  shall  administer, or
contract with one or more  school  districts  to  administer,
alternative  school  programs  located within the educational
service  region.  The  regional  superintendent   or   school
district (i) may contract with third parties for any services
otherwise  performed  by  employees  and  (ii) may apply  for
waivers or modifications of  mandates  of  this  Code  or  of
administrative  rules  as provided in Section 2-3.25g of this
Code and as are necessary for the alternative school program.
    (b)  The regional superintendent is responsible  for  the
administrative and fiscal structure for the program.
(Source: P.A. 89-383, eff. 8-18-95; 89-629, eff. 8-9-96.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.